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Recycling & Waste
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Let's Recycle!
Help save the environment and offset the cost of your monthly refuse rate by recycling.
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Waste and Recycle Process
Routine trash pick-ups for Brea include removal of waste and an active program to capture recycle and compost materials. Service is delayed by one day for pick-ups falling on major holidays and the remainder of those weeks: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Commercial Recycling Is Easy, Essential
Commercial operations, apartment complexes and larger waste generators are expected to participate in recycling.
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Disposal of Bulky or Hazardous Items
Learn what to do with various large items or dangerous materials that are no longer useful.
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Electronic Waste Needs Special Handling
Avoid violations by learning how to dispose of electronic waste properly.
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Food and Organic Waste Solutions
Learn how businesses can comply with California’s revolutionary Organic Waste Law (AB1826)
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Pollution Danger: Pharmaceutical Disposal
Discover how to properly dispose of pharmaceutical products without harming our water sources.
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Used Oil & Filter Recycling
Join the city program designed to recycle used motor oil and filters.
Compost Giveaway Event
On Saturday, May 1st, 2021 from 8:30am-11am, the City of Brea and Republic Services will be giving away FREE compost to residents. This year the event will be held at the Brea Community Center parking lot at 695 Madison Way, Brea, CA 92821. Vehicles must enter from southbound Randolph, just north of the Community Center.
Additional important information can be found here.
Why compost?
Composting is good for the environment and good for your pocketbook, too. Compost enriches the soil, helps retain water, and reduces the need for chemical fertilizers; among other benefits.